Nero 5.5 Burning Rom with FREE new VisionExpress & Express (new version is Nero 6 Power Suite, asin: B0001YLLPI)

• Platform:   Windows 95 / 2000 / 98 / NT / Me / XP
• Media: CD-ROM
• Item Quantity: 1

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Nero Burning ROM has long been heralded as the best all-round CD writing software that is available. This latest incremental release (Nero 5.5 Burning Rom CD Writing Software) adds a gamut of minor enhancements and some significant new features to ensure that it stays ahead of the pack. Where Nero excels is in its advanced feature set, tailored towards those who want to maximise the use of their CD-RW drive. Whether you are looking to overburn CD-Rs so as to squeeze more data on, write to multiple drives simultaneously, create bootable CDs, remove hiss from analogue recordings, utilise Burnproof technology or you need UDF support for packet writing CD-RWs, Nero has a powerful set of tools to help you. It is also the ideal companion for those working with multimedia files. A powerful new audio editor enables you to make CDs the way you want them to sound, with a cross fader for overlapping tracks, and the ability to remove or modify pause lengths between audio tracks. MP3 is well accommodated for, with a Media Player and encoder, though the latter is limited to encoding 30 tracks, before a separate plug-in needs to be purchased. Video creation is also a breeze with an enhanced MPEG1 encoder that supports drag and drop of AVI files to convert to VCD/SVCD format discs. For those with less experience of CD writing, who are likely to be overwhelmed by the vast array of features Nero has to offer, a Wizard system is available to manage the less involved tasks. This makes burning direct copies of CDs a simple matter of following a walkthrough of options. While these wizards have helped to make Nero more accessible, the manual could still do with improving. A CD labelling kit is supplied with the software, along with a small supply of blank labels to get you started. This is accompanied by improvements to the cover editor, which lets you make your own designs for your CDs and cases. Previous Nero users may not find enough new features from version 5 to warrant upgrading, but anyone using an earlier version, or those new to CD writing, should certainly consider getting hold of this excellent all-round package. --J. Weston

Product Description
Nero Burning offers a complete audio editing and CD-burning solution, and even lets you design and print cover art for your new CDs. It all starts with the Nero Wave Editor, with non-destructive editing thatlets you try many options and undo all changes. A range of audio-processing options gives you complete control over your audio files before you record them to disc. A real-time "audition" lets you select and hear effects in real time, as your soundfile plays. Preset Manager lets you save your frequently-used settings. There are also features for sample format conversion, anti-aliasing filters, dithering, and noise shaping.

You can design your own CD graphics quickly and easily with Nero's updated Cover Designer. The Designer helps you produce professional-looking layouts for your CD booklets and inserts. The Cover Designer includes assorted graphic effects, customizable design templates, multi/maxi album support, and predefined paper stocks. The Nero MPEG1 Video Encoder allows you to make VCD and SVCD discs from MPEG files, and convert AVI video to MPEG via a drag-and-drop interface. Your disc will then ready to be burned as a Video CD, playable on your PC or in compatible DVD players.

You can also add onscreen menus to your Video and Super Video CDs. These menus are like "cover pages" for your discs, making it easy to select tracks for playback. And Nero 5.5's Audio Plug-in Interface makes it easy to create your own custom-written support files (DLLs) for the new formats of your choice. (Programming knowledge and extra third party tools required.) If you're a programmer or software developer, you can now use Nero 5.5's Embedded API to add our powerful CD-writing functions to your own applications.

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11 Reviews 5 star:  (8) 4 star:    (0) 3 star:    (0) 2 star:  (1) 1 star:  (2)           Average Customer Review 4.0 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   78 of 81 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Best Product for burning discs!, 22 Dec 2002 By A Customer It has never crashed on me, every burn has been succesful and it is so reliable and quick. It does not make XP shutdown incorrectly like Easy CD Creator so its my best buy. I have foundit wonderful and now it supports DVD's, etc. An Excellent pack! Buy It! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   67 of 70 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Very, very easy to use, and user friendly, 17 Dec 2002 By  D. L. Morfett "muffet" (Dunstable, Bedfordshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I got this so I was able to record MP3 CD's to play on my car stereo, as I can fit a lot more songs on this way, (150+ compared to maximum 20) For this it is wonderful. However, it also has many other benefits. It is very user friendly. It is colourful, and clear, and very simple to use. It has step by step guidelines. All the formats are there to choose from. Along with audio and data CD's, pictures and many other formats can be recorded from this. Also with this package comes vision express, so you can create pictures to go on CD's to make them look professional. When you open the Nero Express, you get the choice of which format you would like to burn. Data, music, videos or pictures, entire disc, and disc image or saved files. This is definately worth buying. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   57 of 60 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Nero a Good Buy, 16 Nov 2002 By  Nigel Shannon "Nigel Shannon" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews Bought a CD rewriter this week and installed Nero 5.5. I have little computer experience and found this package worked extremely well. It is uncomplicated. I was able with only one minute instruction from an IT person 2 days previously to 'burn' 30 digital photos to a CD R mini disc in less than 2 minutes. I checked it on another PC and accessed the photos from the disc perfectly. I have other features to learn about but if you can produce the CD-R in such short time what more can I say. I Recommend this product wholeheartedly to readers. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 11 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars nero fantastic but of kit the best thing since sliced bread!!!!!! so easy to use you cannot go wrong with it Published on 27 Jan 2004 by waynesedders 1.0 out of 5 stars SHOULD BE THROWN TO THE LIONS! This is a pointless piece of software. It promises a lot but when you get the wrapper off it's just the old giveaway Nero with a feeware-level wav editor and a useless label... Read more Published on 3 Sep 2003 5.0 out of 5 stars All you need is Nero I bought this bit of kit on the recomendation of a friend, and I wasn't dissapointed. I had several programmes for converting files, printing labels and burning cds. Read more Published on 31 Jul 2003 by Mark Ross 5.0 out of 5 stars At last, something competent... Other users of this software have indicated their appreciation, now I'm going to! Before I bought this software, I tried the trial version just to see if it was what I had in... Read more Published on 24 Jul 2003 by jacktar35 1.0 out of 5 stars slow well if you are a computer wizz then its probely ok but i onley just manged to burn a simple cd and it was so so so so slow i tuck me half a hour to burn a simple cd , rubbish Published on 18 Jul 2003 by johngbot 2.0 out of 5 stars Annoying This piece of software is the most irritating and annoying thing i have come across. Every time Windows starts it asks me to "burn" a cd, however some of the other programs that... Read more Published on 9 Jul 2003 5.0 out of 5 stars Make your life easier and go for Nero The latest incarnation in the Nero Burning Rom series does not disappoint. Once again, it is easy to use, with an intuitively designed windowed interface, and clear controls to... Read more Published on 5 Jun 2003 by Touring Mars 5.0 out of 5 stars Good for the audio enthusiast I rate this software as both a standard data writing package and a audio CD creation program. For 'standard' back up of data and CD's it is unrivalled, always working correctly... Read more Published on 5 Mar 2003 by cassiustheelf Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 11 customer reviews...

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